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Doug Berry
Doug Berry
Born	June 3, 1957 (age 66); New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	WHA; Edmonton Oilers; NHL; Colorado Rockies
NHL draft	38th overall, 1977; Colorado Rockies
WHA draft	17th overall, 1977; Calgary Cowboys
Playing career	1978–1992

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Douglas Alan Berry (born June 3, 1957)^[1] is a former professional ice hockey player, a centreman in the World Hockey Association (WHA) and the National Hockey League (NHL). Berry was born in New Westminster, British Columbia, and raised in neighbouring Burnaby.

Berry played college hockey for the University of Denver, where he was selected to the All-WCHA First Team for 1977-78.

Berry was drafted in 1977 by both the WHA and the NHL, choosing to start his major professional career with the WHA's Edmonton Oilers, in that league's final (1978–79) season, appearing in 29 games and scoring 6 goals and 3 assists for 9 points. He then played two seasons in the NHL, with the Colorado Rockies, appearing in 121 games and scoring 10 goals and 33 assists for 43 points.

Berry played the majority of his career in West Germany, spending 10 seasons in the top level Eishockey-Bundesliga, appearing in 402 games and scoring 286 goals and 351 assists for 537 points. While playing with the Kölner Haie (Cologne Sharks), the team won three consecutive Bundesliga championships. Berry retired from hockey after the 1991–92 Bundesliga season.

Berry's younger brother, Ken Berry, also played in the NHL and the Bundesliga.

Awards and honours

Award	Year
All-WCHA First Team	1977–78	^[2]
AHCA West All-American	1977–78	^[3]

References

^ Surgent, Scott (2013). The Complete World Hockey Association, 9e. Tempe, Arizona. p. 379. ISBN 1-490967400.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.

External links

Doug Berry career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

[1] Surgent, Scott (2013). The Complete World Hockey Association, 9e. Tempe, Arizona. p. 379. ISBN 1-490967400.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[2] "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

[3] "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.

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 '''Douglas Alan Berry''' (born June 3, 1957)<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Surgent | first1 = Scott | year = 2013 | title = The Complete World Hockey Association, 9e | location = Tempe, Arizona | page = 379 | isbn = 1-490967400 }}</ref> is a former professional ice hockey player, a [[Centre (ice hockey)|centreman]] in the [[World Hockey Association]] (WHA) and the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). Berry was born in [[New Westminster]], [[British Columbia]], and raised in neighbouring [[Burnaby]].
-Berry played college hockey for the [[University of Denver]], where he was an all-[[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]] first team selection in 1977-78.
+Berry played college hockey for the [[University of Denver]], where he was selected to the All-[[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]] [[List of men's All-WCHA Hockey Teams#1970s|First Team]] for 1977-78.
 Berry was drafted in 1977 by both the WHA and the NHL, choosing to start his major professional career with the WHA's [[Edmonton Oilers]], in that league's final ([[1978–79 WHA season|1978–79]]) season, appearing in 29 games and scoring 6 goals and 3 assists for 9 points. He then played two seasons in the NHL, with the [[Colorado Rockies (NHL)|Colorado Rockies]], appearing in 121 games and scoring 10 goals and 33 assists for 43 points.